The former Big Brother winner turned TV host took to social media amid reports from The Daily Star that Big Brother's Little Brother would be returning and replacing his popular spin-off show, Bit on the Side.

Big Brother's Little Brother was aired before the daily recap every evening, and used to be hosted by Dermot O'Leary before George Lamb and Emma Willis took over.

Explaining the decision to replace Bit On The Side with Big Brother's Little Brother, a source told the Daily Star: "Ratings for Bit On The Side have dropped in recent years. It is felt that it has had its time.

"Channel 5 now want Big Brother's spin-off show to be like it was years ago. So it makes sense to bring back Little Brother."

Big Brother: Dermot O'Leary presented the spin-off show when it aired on Channel 4 [Channel 4/BBC]

However, reacting to Rylan's tweet, followers flooded to speculate this might mean his show wouldn't be getting the axe after all.

"I hope you're referring to BOTS being canceled," one fan wrote.

While another added: "I'll take it that the rumours of BOTS axing were - as I suspected - completely unfounded."

Big Brother's Bit On The Side is the current popular spin-off hosted by Rylan [Channel 5]

Rylan has also been tipped to replace Dale Winton on supermarket sweep [YouTube]

However, a third hoped he wasn't talking about the latest reports, adding: "I’d love to see you host little brother though!"

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OK! Online has contacted Rylan for comment.

Rylan has also been tipped to replace the late Dale Winton in a revamp of Supermarket Sweep, in recent reports.

However, the TV host posted another tweet to his 1.53m followers following his cryptic message, adding: "The funny thing is there’s about 9 things that tweet could be about . Have a great Sunday you lovely lot x".